纽约州总检察长起诉Polymarket:指控其无证运营并允许未成年人使用平台
纽约州总检察长莱蒂蒂亚·詹姆斯(Letitia James)正式对预测市场平台Polymarket提起诉讼,指控该机构在未获得州赌博牌照的情况下运营,并允许21岁以下人士使用其平台。纽约州政府要求法院处以罚款、责令向客户退还资金,并没收Polymarket据称非法获得的收益。
州政府指出,Polymarket在未取得纽约州博彩委员会(New York State Gaming Commission)许可的情况下,提供了与体育赛事结果挂钩的合同产品。詹姆斯此前已针对Kalshi、Coinbase Financial Markets和Gemini Titan提起了性质相似的诉讼案件。由于联邦上诉法院对此类案件的裁决存在分歧,各州赌博法律的适用范围至今仍不明确。
诉讼细节与监管争议
根据9月24日提交至曼哈顿州法院的诉状,Polymarket在未获得纽约州博彩委员会许可的情况下,向纽约居民提供与未来事件结果挂钩的合同。州政府请求法院制止这种据称无证的经营行为,命令公司向客户进行赔偿,施加民事罚款,并要求Polymarket交出其声称通过非法手段获得的收益。
The lawsuit puts Polymarket in the same legal dispute as Kalshi, Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan. James filed a lawsuit against Kalhsi in July, following a previous complaint against Coinbase and Gemini in April. At the heart of each case are New York State's allegations that the companies provided gambling products without obtaining licenses required by state law.
New York's complaint cited contract cases related to sports results, including a July baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets. In the state's view, customers use money to risk participating in events beyond their control in exchange for the opportunity to earn payouts when the chosen outcome occurs. James defines these products as gambling, and Polymarket can challenge this legal claim in court.
Age Restrictions and Consumer Protection
The state government also opposes Polymarket allowing users aged 18 to 20 to access the platform. New York sets the minimum age for mobile sports betting at 21, and the attorney general believes operating outside the state licensing system means customers cannot obtain the security measures required by approved betting companies.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the alleged operation has put New York residents at risk, especially young users who she calls more vulnerable to problem gambling. James also argued in his complaint that unlicensed contracts put residents at risk of gambling addiction and lacked the protections enjoyed by operators subject to state regulators.
据报道,Polymarket对该诉讼表示失望,并称将与州政府进行沟通。
其他相关调查与联邦管辖权之争
今年7月,纽约州就预测市场起诉Kalshi,指控其事件合同构成无证赌博。纽约州对Kalshi的案件也涉及用户年龄限制以及缺乏州批准的问题。Kalshi辩称,其在联邦层面的注册使其合同受商品期货交易委员会(CFTC)的监督。
另一项调查侧重于产品如何销售给客户。8月,纽约市议会审查了Polymarket、Kalshi、Coinbase和Gemini Titan的预测市场广告。议会议员朱莉·梅宁(Julie Menin)办公室表示,此次调查关注的是欺骗性营销的指控,并将考虑是否需要采取消费者保护措施。城市调查与詹姆斯的州赌博案件相互独立。
在美国,CFTC的管辖权仍存在争议。法院纠纷的核心在于,是否联邦对事件合同的监督阻止了各州将赌博法律应用于体育相关市场。预测市场运营商在诉讼中辩称,在联邦监管交易所交易的合同属于《商品交易法》和CFTC的管辖范围。州政府官员则表示,联邦衍生品框架并未剥夺其在本州内许可和监管体育投注的权力。
今年4月,詹姆斯在支持马萨诸塞州对Kalshi诉讼的文件中阐述了纽约州的立场,当时她与另外37位州总检察长联合签署文件。该联盟辩称,国会通过《多德-弗兰克法案》扩大对互换协议的联邦监管时,并未赋予CFTC对体育赌博的独家控制权。州总检察长还表示,州规则解决了诸如最低投注年龄和保护易受伤害人群等问题。
司法裁决的分歧与最高法院复审请求
这一区别对美国用户至关重要,因为能否访问体育合同可能取决于客户所在的州以及针对特定运营商的法院命令。例如,在密歇根州,州法院下令Kalshi在诉讼进行时屏蔽体育事件合同供该州居民使用。初步禁令规定,违反条款将面临每天50万美元的潜在罚款。该命令针对的是Kalshi,并未决定纽约州对Polymarket的索赔。
联邦上诉法院在Kalshi的案件中也得出了不同的初步结论。4月,第三巡回上诉法院维持了一项命令,阻止新泽西州在诉讼期间对其体育合同执行赌博规则。法院认为,Kalshi很可能成功论证这些合同属于受CFTC独家管辖的互换协议。
8月,第九巡回上诉法院允许内华达州博彩监管机构继续对Kalshi的体育合同采取行动。其裁决认为,Kalshi关于联邦商品法取代内华达州要求的索赔不太可能成功。这两项初步裁决均非最终判决,未能解决基础案件中的所有索赔。
新泽西州已请求最高法院进行复审。在第三巡回上诉法院败诉后,新泽西州于9月2日向最高法院请愿,要求审查联邦法律是否阻止各州将体育赌博规则适用于在CFTC注册市场上提供的合同。该州辩称,国会并未通过对互换协议的定义和监管来剥夺其对体育投注的管辖权。
新泽西州的请愿书要求法官们审查Kalshi案中的第三巡回法院判决。提交请愿书并不意味着最高法院已同意审理;法官们必须先决定是否授予复审许可。

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